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Public Order Crime Law and Legal Definition

Public order crime means criminal acts that deviate from society's general ideas of normal social behavior and moral values. Public order crimes are considered as harmful to the public good and disruptive to a community's daily life. For example, prostitution, paraphilia, pornography, alcohol and drug offenses are public order crimes. Further, public order crime includes consensual crime, victimless vice, and victimless crime.